London, United Kingdom
CEO, UK & Ireland
09/2007 – 10/2008

Capgemini Financial Services is a fully vertically integrated Strategic Business Unit within Capgemini, the leading European IT services provider. Capgemini has more than 80,000 employees worldwide, 15,000 of them in the FS SBU, and provides its clients with a broad range of services in Consulting, Technology Services and Outsourcing

Highlights:

As CEO of FS BU UK & I (one of four BUs within FS UK global, the others being North America, Europe and ROW), I reported to the FS global CEO, and had full P&L and balance sheet accountability for an on site staff of 400+ and an offshore (India) staff of 1500+. I was also a member of the Capgemini UK Main Board

Direct reports were heads of IT, Finance, Professional Staff, Client Management, Sales, Marketing and Alliances, Procurement, HR, Administration, Facilities and Legal

• Exceeded 2007 revenue targets of £22 million by 33%.
• Direct responsibility for successful acquisition of new name business at Nationwide worth £10-15 million annually for next 3 years
• Lead role in creation of FS SBU UK Ltd by merger and integration of Kanbay and Capgemini UK
• Creation and implementation of supporting systems and processes for mergedcompany for IT, Procurement, HR, Finance, Legal, Facilities, Administration and Professional Services
• Successful office relocation to new premises within London